Along the Pacific Crest Trail [Hardcover]

Bart Smith (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565792777
• ISBN-13: 978-1565792777
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #466,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular, September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Along the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)

If you love the outdoors, this book will knock your socks off. Bart Smith's photography is unbelievable - truly stunning!! Having thru hiked the Appalachian Trail, I think that Karen Berger has accurately captured the ups and downs of a thru hike. The adventure and the pain. The delight and the struggle. The two combined have created the consumate work on the PCT. What a pleasure to read.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Spectacular Photography!!!, November 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Along the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)

A terrific book about the 2600 mile Pacific Crest Trail. The text is well written and easily read. As one who has contemplated the journey, I was thrilled with the detailed descriptions of the authors' trek. But for me, it is the pictures that make this a winning book. Over 100 stunning shots of everything from lakes, flowers, and trees to mountains, wildlife, and even one unbelievable photo of lightning! I can daydream for an hour over each picture. Composition and lighting are superb. I can't imagine anyone not saying "Wow!" again and again as they page through this book. An excellent book...absolutely spectacular photography!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous photos and a great story to boot, July 23, 2003

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Along the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)

The photographs of the PCT by Bart Smith will take your breath away. I've section hiked long parts of the PCT and the sheer beauty of certain parts is etched in my mind forever. This book brings back a flood of memories and makes you feel as if you're back on the trail, enjoying all the stunning vistas, meadows and expanses of wildflowers. Though the photos are the backbone of the book, there is also an interesting narrative by Karen Berger, who has written several other thru-hiking books about the PCT. Berger tells about her own hiking experiences on the trail and the text is never intrusive, merely instructive and entertaining. She narrates a story about her time spent near Thousand Mile Lake near Mammoth and alongside is a stunning color photo of the lake.

Anyone with an interest in the Sieraa range, the PCT, hiking or who simply enjoys beautiful photographs, will gravitate to this guide. Rarely have so many sumptuous pictures been grouped together in one volume. If you're not a hiker, this book very likely will persuade you to get in shape and hit the trail. The vast majority of scenic wilderness in the United States can never be seen from a car window. You must lace up your shoes and get out there. I highly recommend this book for its simple beauty and awesome photos. If it persuades one coach potato to explore the endless beauty of California, then it's worth its purchase.